Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- Puri: Even as the Central as well as the State government have launched several schemes to promote education and ensure development of individuals, rising numbers of child beggars in Puri and other parts of the State have raised questions on the reformative steps undertaken by the government to eradicate the social evil.

Though there is no confirmation of involvement of any dedicated racket, it is suspected that middlemen are forcing the children to beg on streets. The situation also hints towards rise in human-trafficking cases.

A few days back, two kids were spotted begging at Puri Badadanda with some people considering it a good deed and charity did not hesitate to donate some money while some others ignored t...